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Becky: Director of the Land O’Lakes Test Kitchen, a job she loves.

Becky has spent her entire career cooking and baking, which are also her favorite hobbies outside of work. For her, time spent in the kitchen not only relieves stress, but is lots of fun as well. Becky’s love for baking began as a child, standing on a chair next her mom, adding ingredients and mixing up dough.

Recipe Comments & Reviews

I made this stew twice over the 2013St. Patrick's Day weekend. Once for my knitting guild & the second time for the day itself. I made it according to the recipe with no substitutions with the exception of using apple juice instead of beer. (serving to GF & Cealics) Both times the stew was very well received. The liquid seemed to be just the right amount. I did cut my veggies & meat into smaller than 1" pieces.

Posted Mar 24 2013
by A Real Alaskan Housewife

2-1/2 stars. This is not a stew; its got TOO much liquid in proportion to other ingredients. When I made it, it was watery like a soup! I had to use cornstarch/water before serving to thicken it . Other stew recipes I use call for dredging the meat in seasoned flour before browning which I think helps to naturally thicken it as it cooks. On the plus side, the flavor was great, the beer made it taste fantastic. But sorry, I won't be making this again; there are too many other MUCH BETTER recipes to be found on the internet!

Posted Nov 05 2012
by Janet G.

We love this recipe. I live in Northern Ireland and make this recipe for all of my American guests and they seem to love it too.

Posted Mar 09 2012
by MK

I currently live in Ireland and have made this recipe so many times for our American guests that come to visit. We love this recipe and of course use Guinness in it.

Posted Nov 07 2011
by Kay

Loved this stew. Used a lager instead of a darker beer because that was what we had lying around, and it worked just fine. Big hit with my husband.

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After a long, busy day of work and errands, the last thing I want to do when I get home is cook a meal. I usually end up throwing together a quick salad, but, during these cold winter days, a cold salad just won’t cut it. Enter Slow Cooker Rustic Beef Stew. This recipe let me do minimal prep, leave for the day and come home to a hot and satisfying meal with minimal clean up. More ...

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